Powell Station

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BART

Paying fare

Purchase your BART ticket from ticket machines in the station concourse. Some ticket types, including BART Plus and high value discount tickets, are sold at the Transit Store, also on the concourse level.

Muni adult Fast Pass is accepted for rides anywhere between this station and Balboa Park Station. Just insert the Fast Pass into the BART fare gate when entering and exiting.

Boarding trains

Proceed through BART faregates and enter the platform level.

When a train arrives, look at the overhead platform sign or listen to station announcement for train destination.


Powell Station (lower level) platform arrangement
Next: Civic Center Station
Platform 1 - to Daly City, SFO, and Millbrae
Platform 2 - to East Bay (Richmond, Pittsburg/Bay Point, Dublin/Pleasanton, Fremont)
Next: Montgomery Station


  • To Daly City and other stations in between, take any train toward Daly City, SFO, or Millbrae.

Richmond - Millbrae and Berryessa - Daly City lines do not run past 7:00pm or on Sundays.


Bicycle restrictions

Weekdays approximately from 7:12 to 9:05 am, and from 4:16pm to 6:35pm, bikes are not are allowed in this station.

Muni Metro

Paying fare

Pay cash fare at the Muni faregates on the concourse level. The faregates only take $1 coins. You can change your dollar bill to coin at a nearby BART ticket machine. Take the transfer from the faregate and keep it as proof of payment.

If you have a valid pass or transfer, enter at the faregate adjacent to the booth and show the attendant your pass or transfer. You can enter through the swing gate (at the side) with your pass or transfer if there's no attendent at the booth.

Boarding trains

Proceed through the faregates and enter the platform level. When a train arrives, look at the headsign for train destination.

Embarcadero Station (upper level) platform arrangement
Next: Civic Center Station
Outbound - J K M to Balboa Park, L to SF Zoo, N to Ocean Beach
Inbound - J L M to Embarcadero, N to 4th & King, T to Sunnydale
Next: Montgomery Station


Historic Streetcar

F-Market and Wharves

Streetcars operate on the surface along Market Street. Board the streetcar on boarding islands in the middle of Market St by 4th St and by 5th St.

Cable Car

The terminal for the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable cars is located on Powell St by Market St. The terminal is a popular tourist spot because the cable cars are manually turned-around there.

You can purchase souvenir cable car tickets at the ticket booth by the turnaround.

Bus Connections

Shuttle

Taxi

Carshare

Bicycle